Creativity and Character

Do you have to be courageous to be creative? Or is it better to give the the public what the public wants? What are the character traits that make somebody exceptionally creative?

David Edmonds talks to Professor Matthew Kieran of the University of Leeds about what Philosophical Psychology can tell us about the stuff of genius.

Matthew Kieran is Professor of Philosophy and the Arts at the Univerity of Leads. His research interests primarily range over creativity, art, psychology and ethics. He is the author of many articles and books including Revealing Art (Routledge) which has been translated into Korean and Chinese.